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Environmental policies

Short Run Press places a great emphasis on the environment and the impact it has on it. Whether it be the sourcing of materials from suppliers also based in the Westcountry to using vegetable based inks on press we consider the impact and try to do the right thing. Working with our paper merchants we have the opportunity now to produce your books with a Carbon Neutral Footprint.

 

Recycling is also an important part of Short Run Press. We recycle all of our waste paper which is separated to either clean white waste or printed paper waste. We have contracts in place for safe collection and disposal of waste chemicals. The volume of waste has been reduced significantly through continual investment in increasingly efficient and environmentally focused machinery. In more recent times the company has worked with the Soil Association Certification and the BPIF to become certified FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®). The FSC Label guarantees that the paper comes from well managed forests and other controlled sources.

From the forester to consumer, we all have a responsibility to protect and sustain the natural environment.

Our organization is FSC certified. Use of our FSC logo in your book carries our license number which ensures the integrity and traceability of the paper used. This not only enables us to demonstrate our desire to use paper products sourced from like minded companies and continue the Chain of Custody it enables any customer to place the FSC logo on their product, should they use certified stocks.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an independent, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation “ an association of members from environmental and social groups, the timber trade and the forestry profession, community forestry groups and other organisations from around the world.

Half of the world’s commercial timber is needed to make paper products but as timber certification in the UK moves into the mainstream, participation in the FSC Chain of Custody scheme enables consumers to obtain FSC certified, labelled products. The FSC stamp provides assurance that by buying timber based products, consumers promote responsible forest management and responsible use of forest resources.
Source: http://www.fsc-uk.org/ 

GSPR / Reach Regulation

Attached here a PDF download of the Short Run Press 'Certificate of Conformity'. This gives a more general overview of our compliance within the regulations as we see them. Further below is more detailed and specific information regarding the raw materials we use to produce books here in the UK from our trusted key suppliers. 

 

All the information from our suppliers confirms that the materials we use are safe, comply with relevant laws and standards, and are free from harmful levels of regulated substances.

 

Our practices rely on detailed information from trusted suppliers to ensure compliance with the latest regulations.

Short Run Press Limited, Exeter, UK
SRP Certificate of Conformity.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [138.8 KB]

We purchase printing plates and all our prepress products exclusively from ECO3. Attached here is their declaration of conformity. None of the products we purchase have any substance from the candidate list in a concentration over 0.1%.

ECO3 Prepress Products, Mortsel, Belgium
REACH Regulation Compliance Statement
ECO3 REACH declaration june 2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [56.5 KB]

All of the four-colour process, pantone standards, metallic and fluorescent inks used on our Komori presses are manufactured by German ink producer Epple and supplied via Pulse Printing Products, Bristol. Pulse also supplies all of the press room chemistry used and the Henkel adhesives used on our Muller Martini binding lines. Attached here below is their statement of conformity with the current regulations.

Pulse Printing Products, Bristol
REACH Regulation Compliance Statement
Reach statement 19-11-2024.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [94.1 KB]

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Short Run Press Ltd

Bittern Road

Sowton Industrial Estate

Exeter

Devon

EX2 7LW

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